Middlesex University in the U.K. Cuts Its Highest RAE-Rated Program in Its Entirety!

And it's the Philosophy Department. What could be the explanation for this bizarre decision? Thoughts from readers. Signed comments strongly preferred.

UPDATE: This blog has a series of posts with information about protests, administrators involved in this fiasco, and other pertinent links. The pseudo-business blather from the Dean noted here might suggest why he would be unsympathetic to a department with a strong commitment to Marxist and critical theory.

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Middlesex University in the U.K. Cuts Its Highest RAE-Rated Program in Its Entirety!

And it's the Philosophy Department. What could be the explanation for this bizarre decision? Thoughts from readers. Signed comments strongly preferred.

UPDATE: This blog has a series of posts with information about protests, administrators involved in this fiasco, and other pertinent links. The pseudo-business blather from the Dean noted here might suggest why he would be unsympathetic to a department with a strong commitment to Marxist and critical theory.